Put the Blame on Mame

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"Put the Blame on Mame" is a sultry torch song made famous by Rita Hayworth’s performance in the 1946 film noir *Gilda*, where it became an iconic moment in classic Hollywood cinema.

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Put the Blame on Mame canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf popular song
song
torch song
associatedEra Golden Age of Hollywood
associatedWithActor Rita Hayworth
associatedWithCharacter Gilda Mundson Farrell
linked to: Glenda Farrell
associatedWithSinger Anita Ellis
composer Allan Roberts
countryOfOrigin United States
culturalStatus classic Hollywood standard
iconic film song
decade 1940s
featuredIn Gilda
featuredInGenre film noir
filmStudio Columbia Pictures
firstPerformanceInFilm Gilda
genre film music
torch song
traditional pop
hasIconicProp long black gloves in Gilda performance
hasLegacy frequently cited in discussions of classic film songs
referenced in studies of film noir and gender
hasNotableSceneType nightclub performance
striptease-style performance
hasPerformanceStyle sultry
torch song style
hasTheme fatalism
female allure
romantic blame
language English
linkedToFilmDirector Charles Vidor
lyricist Doris Fisher
madeFamousBy Rita Hayworth
medium film song
notableFor Rita Hayworth’s sultry performance in Gilda
association with film noir aesthetics
originalMedium motion picture
partOf Gilda soundtrack
linked to: Gilda
performanceYearInGilda 1946
performedByCharacterInFilm Gilda
performedOnScreenBy Rita Hayworth
sungForSoundtrackBy Anita Ellis
title Put the Blame on Mame
year 1946

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Gilda hasSong Put the Blame on Mame
Put the Blame on Mame title Put the Blame on Mame